Category Archives: Cabarrus County

Popular Charlotte-area farm tour is May 17 and 18

Posted on April 27, 2014 by didaniel

The sixth annual Know Your Farms tour takes places in the greater Charlotte area the weekend of May 17 and 18, from noon to 6 p.m. It’s a great way to get out of the city, breath some country air, … Continue reading →

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Pumpkins from the ground, not the paved lot

Posted on October 22, 2010 by didaniel

Around this time people ask me where in North Carolina they can pick pumpkins, as opposed to “picking up” the ones sitting in a lot that were trucked in from who knows where. This list is not complete, but here are … Continue reading →

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The kindness (and cooking) of strangers

Posted on August 25, 2009 by didaniel

It was bound to happen. I’m in and out of my car at least a dozen times a day, sometimes double that, while researching my farm-travel guidebook to North Carolina. In a series of events not worth explaining, with only … Continue reading →

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